It is now high summer and birds are few and far between. No problem. For fans of nature there's plenty of other interest. Insects, for example are at their most numerous and diverse.

We took a trip to Glen Affric in the North West of Scotland. The clouds cleared away, the sun shone and the temperature rose. No biters either. We were on the trail of Dragonflies and managed to see nine species over two days. Here is the largest. Golden-ringed is a bomber rather than a fighter of the skies. The two are mating in a way that is unique to Dragonflies.

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Eric & Lesley McCabePerth, Scotland.Having both worked in the computer industry for a number of years we now have time to devote to our passion, namely wildlife photography. We like all subjects but usually concentrate on birds throughout the year, buttterflies and Dragonflies in the warmer months and moths sporadically.